Measuring the prevalence of vaping and illicit tobacco in Australia

公众对澳大利亚年轻人中尼古丁挥发的增加以及澳大利亚日益增长的非法烟草市场表示严重关切。该项目旨在使用基于废水的流行病学方法来建立一个世界领先的计划，以监测非法蒸发和非法烟草使用在澳大利亚人口中的流行情况。 该项目期望展示以废水为基础的综合流行病学方法在提高我们对烟草控制和税收政策对蒸发和非法烟草市场的影响的了解方面的有效性。预期成果包括建立政府能力，客观衡量尼古丁以外受管制物质非法消费的盛行程度。

There is significant public concern about increased nicotine vaping among young Australia’s and a growing illegal tobacco market in Australia. This project aims to use a wastewater-based epidemiology approach to establish a world leading program to monitor the prevalence of illicit vaping and illicit tobacco use in the Australian population. The project expects to demonstrate the effectiveness of integrated wastewater-based epidemiology approach in improving our understanding of the impact of tobacco control and tax policies on vaping and illegal tobacco markets. The expected outcomes include building government capacity to objectively measure the prevalence of the illicit consumption of controlled substances beyond nicotine.